ANIMALS CLASSIFICATION

Classification of animals according to structure, nutrition and reproduction. Vertebrates definition and 5 groups characteristics.

1. ANIMALS CLASSIFICATION

2. We divide animals into two groups VERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES Vertebrates have got a backbone and a skeleton .

3. Vertebrates have a head, a torso and limbs.

4. There are five groups of vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals .

5. Amphibians Reptiles VERTEBRATES

6. ANIMALS CLASSIFIC A TION THEIR STRUCTURE NUTRITION: THE FOOD THEY EAT THEIR R E P R O D U CTION CARNIVO RES HERBIVOR E S OMNIVOR E S VIVIPAROUS OVIPAROUS INVE R TEBR A TE S arthropods, mollus c s, echinoderms, sponge s , annelids , cnidarians VERTEBRATE S MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AMPHIBIANS ACCORDING TO:

7. ANIMALS CLAS S IFIC A TION ACCORDING TO: THEIR STRUCTURE INVERTEBRATE VERTEBRATE They have got a backbone. There are few animals on Earth (less than 10%). They haven’t got a backbone. There are lots of animals on Earth (over 90%). 1

8. ANIMALS CLAS S IFIC A TION ACCORDING TO: NUTRITION: THE FOOD THEY EAT CARNIVOR E S HERBIVOR ES OMNIVOR E S They eat animals They eat plants and fruits They eat both animals and plants 2

9. ANIMALS CLAS S IFIC A TION ACCORDING TO: REPRODUCTION: HOW THEY ARE BORN VIVIPAROUS OVIPAROUS They are born from mum’s body . They grow inside their mother until they are born. They are born from eggs . They lay eggs and the babies then grow inside the eggs until they are ready to come out. 3

10. Vertebrates have got a backbone and a skeleton . .

11. There are five groups of vertebrates : Mammals Reptiles Amphibians Birds Fish

12. THESE ANIMALS ARE MAMMALS